diff --git a/laptop-mode.service b/laptop-mode.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7186e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/laptop-mode.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Configure system for laptop mode
+Conflicts=tablet-mode.service
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/setsysmode laptop
+StandardOutput=null
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/setsysmode b/setsysmode
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2b98fae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setsysmode
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+"""Sets the system mode."""
+
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+from subprocess import DEVNULL, CalledProcessError, check_call, run
+from sys import stderr
+
+
+DESCRIPTION = 'Sets or toggles the system mode.'
+LAPTOP_MODE_SERVICE = 'laptop-mode.service'
+TABLET_MODE_SERVICE = 'tablet-mode.service'
+
+
+def get_arguments():
+    """Returns the CLI arguments."""
+
+    parser = ArgumentParser(description=DESCRIPTION)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-n', '--notify', action='store_true',
+        help='display an on-screen notification')
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest='mode')
+    subparsers.add_parser('toggle', help='toggles the system mode')
+    subparsers.add_parser('laptop', help='switch to laptop mode')
+    subparsers.add_parser('tablet', help='switch to tablet mode')
+    subparsers.add_parser('default', help='do not disable any input devices')
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def systemctl(action, unit, *, root=False):
+    """Runs systemctl."""
+
+    command = ['/usr/bin/sudo'] if root else []
+    command.append('systemctl')
+    command.append(action)
+    command.append(unit)
+
+    try:
+        check_call(command, stdout=DEVNULL)     # Return 0 on success.
+    except CalledProcessError:
+        return False
+
+    return True
+
+
+def notify_send(summary, body=None):
+    """Sends the respective message."""
+
+    command = ['/usr/bin/notify-send', summary]
+
+    if body is not None:
+        command.append(body)
+
+    return run(command, stdout=DEVNULL)
+
+
+def notify_laptop_mode():
+    """Notifies about laptop mode."""
+
+    return notify_send('Laptop mode.', 'The system is now in laptop mode.')
+
+
+def notify_tablet_mode():
+    """Notifies about tablet mode."""
+
+    return notify_send('Tablet mode.', 'The system is now in tablet mode.')
+
+
+def toggle_mode(notify):
+    """Toggles between laptop and tablet mode."""
+
+    if systemctl('status', LAPTOP_MODE_SERVICE):
+        systemctl('stop', LAPTOP_MODE_SERVICE, root=True)
+        systemctl('start', TABLET_MODE_SERVICE, root=True)
+
+        if notify:
+            notify_tablet_mode()
+    else:
+        systemctl('stop', TABLET_MODE_SERVICE, root=True)
+        systemctl('start', LAPTOP_MODE_SERVICE, root=True)
+
+        if notify:
+            notify_laptop_mode()
+
+
+def default_mode(notify):
+    """Restores all blocked input devices."""
+
+    systemctl('stop', LAPTOP_MODE_SERVICE, root=True)
+    systemctl('stop', TABLET_MODE_SERVICE, root=True)
+
+    if notify:
+        notify_send('Default mode.', 'The system is now in default mode.')
+
+
+def laptop_mode(notify):
+    """Starts the laptop mode."""
+
+    systemctl('stop', TABLET_MODE_SERVICE, root=True)
+    systemctl('start', LAPTOP_MODE_SERVICE, root=True)
+
+    if notify:
+        notify_laptop_mode()
+
+
+def tablet_mode(notify):
+    """Starts the tablet mode."""
+
+    systemctl('stop', LAPTOP_MODE_SERVICE, root=True)
+    systemctl('start', TABLET_MODE_SERVICE, root=True)
+
+    if notify:
+        notify_tablet_mode()
+
+
+def main():
+    """Runs the main program."""
+
+    arguments = get_arguments()
+
+    if arguments.mode == 'toggle':
+        toggle_mode(arguments.notify)
+    elif arguments.mode == 'default':
+        default_mode(arguments.notify)
+    elif arguments.mode == 'laptop':
+        laptop_mode(arguments.notify)
+    elif arguments.mode == 'tablet':
+        tablet_mode(arguments.notify)
+    else:
+        print('Must specify a mode.', file=stderr, flush=True)
diff --git a/sysmoded b/sysmoded
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2a72366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysmoded
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+"""System mode daemon."""
+
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+from json import load
+from logging import DEBUG, INFO, basicConfig, getLogger
+from pathlib import Path
+from subprocess import Popen
+
+
+CONFIG_FILE = Path('/etc/tablet-mode.json')
+DESCRIPTION = 'Setup system for laptop or tablet mode.'
+EVTEST = '/usr/bin/evtest'
+LOG_FORMAT = '[%(levelname)s] %(name)s: %(message)s'
+LOGGER = getLogger(__file__)
+
+
+def get_arguments():
+    """Parses the CLI arguments."""
+
+    parser = ArgumentParser(description=DESCRIPTION)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-v', '--verbose', action='store_true',
+        help='turn on verbose logging')
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest='mode')
+    subparsers.add_parser('laptop', help='enable laptop mode')
+    subparsers.add_parser('tablet', help='enable tablet mode')
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def load_configuration():
+    """Returns the configuration."""
+
+    try:
+        with CONFIG_FILE.open('r') as cfg:
+            return load(cfg)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        LOGGER.warning('Config file %s does not exist.', CONFIG_FILE)
+        return {}
+
+
+def disable_device(device):
+    """Disables the respective device via evtest."""
+
+    return Popen((EVTEST, '--grab', device))
+
+
+def disable_devices(devices):
+    """Disables the given devices."""
+
+    subprocesses = []
+
+    for device in devices:
+        subprocess = disable_device(device)
+        subprocesses.append(subprocess)
+
+    for subprocess in subprocesses:
+        subprocess.wait()
+
+
+def get_devices(mode):
+    """Reads the device from the config file."""
+
+    configuration = load_configuration()
+    devices = configuration.get(mode) or ()
+
+    if not devices:
+        LOGGER.info('No devices configured to disable.')
+
+    return devices
+
+
+def main():
+    """Runs the main program."""
+
+    arguments = get_arguments()
+    level = DEBUG if arguments.verbose else INFO
+    basicConfig(level=level, format=LOG_FORMAT)
+    devices = get_devices(arguments.mode)
+    disable_devices(devices)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tablet-mode b/tablet-mode
deleted file mode 100755
index d4b5c82..0000000
--- a/tablet-mode
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python3
-"""Grabs the respective device to discard any input from it."""
-
-from configparser import ConfigParser
-from contextlib import suppress
-from subprocess import run
-from threading import Thread
-
-
-CONFIG_FILE = '/etc/tablet-mode.conf'
-EVTEST = '/usr/bin/evtest'
-
-
-def grab_device(device):
-    """Grabs the respective device via evtest."""
-
-    return run((EVTEST, '--grab', device))
-
-
-def get_devices():
-    """Reads the device from the config file."""
-
-    parser = ConfigParser()
-    parser.read(CONFIG_FILE)
-
-    with suppress(KeyError):
-        yield parser['Devices']['keyboard']
-
-    with suppress(KeyError):
-        yield parser['Devices']['touchpad']
-
-
-def disable_devices(devices):
-    """Disables the given devices."""
-
-    threads = []
-
-    for device in devices:
-        thread = Thread(target=grab_device, args=[device])
-        threads.append(thread)
-        thread.start()
-
-    for thread in threads:
-        thread.join()
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    disable_devices(get_devices())
diff --git a/tablet-mode.desktop b/tablet-mode.desktop
index 1d45f12..b077626 100644
--- a/tablet-mode.desktop
+++ b/tablet-mode.desktop
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 Comment=Toggle tablet mode
 Terminal=false
 Name=Tablet Mode
-Exec=/usr/bin/toggle-tablet-mode
+Exec=/usr/bin/setsysmode toggle
 Type=Application
 Icon=pda-symbolic
diff --git a/tablet-mode.service b/tablet-mode.service
index 951fb4a..cee7692 100644
--- a/tablet-mode.service
+++ b/tablet-mode.service
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=Disable keyboard and touchpad for tablet mode
+Description=Configure system for tablet mode
+Conflicts=laptop-mode.service
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/tablet-mode
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/setsysmode tablet
 StandardOutput=null
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/tablet-mode.sudoers b/tablet-mode.sudoers
index c49c8f5..e591d1d 100644
--- a/tablet-mode.sudoers
+++ b/tablet-mode.sudoers
@@ -1 +1,13 @@
-%tablet ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/systemctl start tablet-mode.service, /usr/bin/systemctl stop tablet-mode.service
+# This file is part of tablet-mode.
+#
+# It allows users in the group "tablet" to toggle
+# the system between tablet and laptop mode.
+#
+################################################################################
+
+Cmnd_Alias START_LAPTOP_MODE = /usr/bin/systemctl start laptop-mode.service
+Cmnd_Alias STOP_LAPTOP_MODE = /usr/bin/systemctl stop laptop-mode.service
+Cmnd_Alias START_TABLET_MODE = /usr/bin/systemctl start tablet-mode.service
+Cmnd_Alias STOP_TABLET_MODE = /usr/bin/systemctl stop tablet-mode.service
+
+%tablet ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: START_LAPTOP_MODE, STOP_LAPTOP_MODE, START_TABLET_MODE, STOP_TABLET_MODE
diff --git a/toggle-tablet-mode b/toggle-tablet-mode
deleted file mode 100755
index 1c535bd..0000000
--- a/toggle-tablet-mode
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/bash
-
-if ( systemctl status tablet-mode.service ); then
-    sudo systemctl stop tablet-mode.service
-    notify-send "Laptop mode" "The system is now in laptop mode."
-else
-    sudo systemctl start tablet-mode.service
-    notify-send "Tablet mode" "The system is now in tablet mode."
-fi
-